Lutsen Mountains

24/7 snowmaking better for resort than skiers

It's been a challenging winter (no snow!), I understand. My frustration was daytime snow making on majority of runs. On overcast day, all the blowing snow guns on majority of runs made it that much h...

A must stop in the summer!

If you are driving past Lutsen resort in the summer I highly recommend stopping in. The alpine slide is a huge hit with my now 12 and 14 year olds. We skipped the gondola given we ski at Lutsen and h...

Will be back but won’t take the ski lesson again

Went there for the MLK Day long weekend in Jan. The ski-in and -out resort was nice, clean and convenient. The view was wonderful. Not all runs were open but were fine for us. However, the private les...

Plenty of room for our group

Loved the accommodations. There were seven of us, 4 adults and 3 teenagers. We rented the Poplar Ridge 4 bedroom condo. Plenty of room. Everyone enjoyed the wood-burning fireplace. The furniture was c...

Mediocre skiing with West Coast prices

Lutsen is about the best you can do if you are in Minnesota and craving some downhill skiing, but that’s not really saying much. For one, the lift ticket prices (as of 2023) are over a hundred dollars...